I had so much fun making the Pigeon hoop that I wanted to make another! It's my first time participating in the Illustration Stitch A Long. For Pigeon the embroidery is only to attach the felt, but for this Totoro hoop I used it to add some additional detail for the mouth and whiskers. I really love doing these hoops and want to keep experimenting with using more embroidery details. ... Read More
So my obsession with cross stitching on different surfaces continues, this time with watercolor paper. I got the idea from the amazing Olisa Corcoran, who was actually the one who wrote the Mr. X Stitch post that featured my periodic table cross stitch. She has done some incredible embroideries on brightly saturated watercolor paintings and she inspired me to try some cross stitching. I was just working with some of Evie's Crayola watercolors and didn't get the same vibrancy as Olisa's pieces, but I think it turned out cute. The paper is a lot easier to punch holes in ... Read More
I have a thing for making and buying things with the letter E for Evie's room. There's one here and here and here. So now that Mira's here, I've got to start going on the letter M! ... Read More
I feel like I've made some really good progress, especially considering I've been switching between projects. It's getting there... It finally seems like there's an end in sight! Total squares needed - 121 Total squares finished - 47 73 Total circles that need a border - 31 32 Squares still needed - 43 16 Square made this week - 27 ... Read More
I shared the pattern, but I never showed off the finished piece. I really like how the pink turned out, i think it compliments the Evie Element. I haven't framed this yet because I'm a slacker, but it's been done for months and I figured I should just show it off unframed. ... Read More
I've been really interested in the idea of cross stitching on different surfaces besides just Aida fabric. I did the waste canvas experiment and wanted to try some other surfaces as well. I saw this upcycled box on Pinterest and decided to give it a try with a $.99 cardboard box from Michael's. I added a quick coat of craft paint and then got to work poking holes. I made some errors with how I did this, and the holes were the first. ... Read More
Evie loves the Pigeon books by Mo Willems. I have been a huge Mo Willems fan for a long time, I loved The Off-Beats on KaBlam! In my book illustration class in college I did an illustrator presentation on him, so I was really excited that Evie likes his books so much. ... Read More
So it came to my attention thanks to a kind commenter that I missed an element. "I love this project! It is beautiful, colourful and well made. But as a chemistry major I have to say you are missing an element. The place that has He right now should have Ne and He should be moved up to the same level as H." I honestly can't believe I didn't notice, but I think I looked at this so much it was all a blur. ... Read More